It's an opening statement you can feel good writing: the single best pair of headphones we've tested this year are proudly made in the United States!

Last week I featured self-charging sports earbud-type headphones and heard from many of you looking for over-the-ear alternatives with noise cancelation. In my quest to save you cash and test the best tech, get ready for the savings!

The noise-canceling iDEAUSA headphones had better sound quality and battery life than comparable headphones by both Beats By Dre and Bose within the same price range.

The iDeaUSA headphones At $99.99 today performed for almost 15 hours in our tests with better sound quality.

The v402 active noise canceling headphones are ideal for travel, blocking out the world, streaming and immersing yourself in a high fidelity audio environment that's completely unparalleled. Hearing is believing and the price today is hard to believe on its own.

You can read the reviews of iDeaUSA headphones on Amazon where the prices are quite a bit higher than what I found.

Matt Granite is a freelance consumer reporter who produces stories and video for this Station, Amazon Live and others. He is not compensated by the brands featured here. This Station and its parent company may receive a share of the revenue from the site that sells the product if you purchase one of these products using the link on this page.